Stage Nine Entertainment to Present a Wickedly Fun & FREE Villainous Weekend Party on October 25-26

Centrally located along the historic Old Sacramento Waterfront, Stage Nine Entertainment invites the community to join a wickedly fun and family-friendly Villainous Weekend Party on Saturday & Sunday, October 25-26, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Highlights for the fun and FREE Villainous Weekend Party include the following:

• The Great Pumpkin: A showstopping 1,000-pound (ish) pumpkin will be located inside Stage Nine perfect for photo opps and sharing on social (be sure to tag @stagenine).

• Award-Winning Art: Guests can meander the visually exciting store to view 50 incredible hand-carved pumpkins featuring your favorite villains created by master jack-o-lantern artist Alex Wer (aka: @thepumpkingeek).  

• Spirited Contests: Shoppers will have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win fun prizes, categories include:
  • Guessing the exact weight of the pumpkin;
  • Estimating the number of pumpkin pies that can be made from the huge pumpkin.

• Scary Fun Hawthorne’s Hideout Tours: Drop-in public tours are available both days from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., departing every 30 minutes. Anextraordinary speakeasy hidden deep within The Underground Vault, the all-new hideout is a highly themed, interactive experience created by the masterminds at Stage 9 Exhibits and Stage Nine Entertainment and packed wall-to-wall with antiques, dazzling artifacts, and one-of-a-kind treasures from the legendary adventures of Elias Hawthorne.

• Special Edition Halloween-themed RSVLTS^® Shirts: Interested shoppers can be among the first to purchase six new Halloween-themed shirts plus Hawthorne’s Hideout Halloween special edition shirt (while supplies last) from the new RSVLTS Outpost at Stage Nine, a fun store-within-a-store.

Of course, guests of all ages are encouraged to dress in costumes (villains are encouraged) and enjoy festive décor and other district-wide Halloween related activities and activations happening throughout the Old Sacramento Waterfront.  

Located in a building known as “What Cheer House” at the corner of Front & K Streets (102 K Street) at the Old Sacramento Waterfront and founded by Troy Carlson, the Stage Nine retail empire started humbly enough as a small, 500-square foot gift shop in the early 90s – then known as “Old Sacramento Giftique” – that specialized in model railroad products, souvenirs, Sacramento-themed apparel, and unique gifts. Carlson opened the shop his first year in college at CSUS in 1991. Today, Stage Nine has expanded over time into an elaborate and engaging footprint that takes up a combined 8,000-square foot space with the following five retail concepts: Stage Nine Entertainment Store, G. Willikers! Toy Emporium, The Vault, The Old Fashioned Candy & Confectionery Store, and RSVLTS^® Outpost.

Stage Nine Entertainment is well known as the area’s premier entertainment retail destination that showcases approximately 20,000 unique items related to movies, television, toys, and pop culture. Stage Nine is well known for hosting retail events attended by celebrities, artists, and entertainers. Plus, the on-site art gallery – The Vault – isCalifornia’s #1 independently owned retailer of Disney Fine Art.

Stage Nine retail stores are open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information about Hawthorne’s Hideout and/or booking the new immersive experience (available for event rentals now and/or individuals/small groups at a later date), please visit https://hawthorneshideout.com/. For more information about the Villainous Weekend Party or Stage Nine Entertainment, Inc., Stage Nine Family of Specialty Retail Stores, or booking The Underground Vault, please call 916-447-3623 or visit www.stagenine.com.